Can anyone help me deal with a bully? **URGENT** (He wants to beat me up)

I need help dealing with a bully, he is in my gym class. Yesterday he "accidentally tackled me" in flag football. The gym teacher wouldn't do anything about it (my dad says the gym teacher was a bully when he was a kid). Today he said, "Should I accidentally trip on Mike?". I asked him if I should accidentally blow my nose on him. Well, needless to say, that made him really ticked and he shoved me the rest of the class period. Later that day my friend overheard him saying he was going to beat me up if I didn't stop being cocky. I fail to see why I should let him walk all over me. Anyone have any ideas?

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Insist on having your teacher and even your school administration to intervene. Your parents also should go to school and show the faculty and other staff how concern they are. Schools are obligated to deal with bullying and help you feel safe. Do not antagonize the bully and do not engage in a fight with him. Do not feed the cycle of violence but do defend yourself if cornered by the bully. Sometimes law enforcement might be involved if the bullying do not stop. I wish you the best!

That's the right answer: Don't retaliate, which is ineffective; insist that the system do what it's designed to do.If the gym teacher won't address the problem, go past the gym teacher and talk to another teacher whom you trust and/or the principal.

There is NEVER an excuse for bullying.

On the other hand, don't taunt either. That just encourages him.

The single nastiest thing you can do to him is refuse to play his game.

Hmm, if you're going to be "cocky" and talk back to the guy be prepared to get physically engaged (a surprise head-butt often works)

If you don't want one of you to get smacked, don't deal with his crap in that way. There are other ways of handling "Should I accidentally trip on Mike?", such as "You should do it deliberately or not at all".

I will not suggest anything, but taking a calm position that says "what is your problem with me?" is often better with someone who is tending towards being aggressive. This is because they have problems with themselves, not you. Them thinking about it can remind them of this, and they may well decide to stop (else they'd look foolish).

In addition to all the answers below, take some small comfort in the fact that the bully is the way he/she is because of their own problems/inadequacies. You only need to put up with them for a while. They will have problems for the rest of their life if they don't get help. Be the bigger person and don't succumb to their ways.